Needle-case.



A. P. BRABANT. NEEDLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 29, 1913.

1,088,057, Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

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UTEB STATES? a AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

NEEDLE- CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent..

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

Application led January 29, 1913. Serial No. 744,868.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS F. BRABANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have inventedcertam new and useful Improvements in Needle- Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cases for needles,

pins, bodkins and similar small implements, and its novelty consists in the construction and adaptation of the parts, as will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

Needle cases are commonly made of two or more panels united by connecting pieces adapted to serve as hinges and adapted to ybe infolded like a pocket-book and provided with some means for holding the several panels folded together like an external strap or band or some other form o-f fastener. In such cases, the smaller needles are commonly assembled in pockets while the larger needles, bodkins, and implements of similar size are assembled upon flat patches of paper or fabric through which they are passed or against which they are held by loops, bands or straps. In making-cases of this kind, it is usual to first secure the needles, etc., on such a patch and then to secure the patch to a panel of the case by adhesive material, for instance, glue or paste. After the cases are made, the glue or paste is apt to absorb moisture and the needles being in practical contact therewith are apt to rust. In addition, when needles and the like are .placed in a position close to the surface of the patch or panel, they are diHicult to get hold of and to remove from the case.

The purpose of this invention is to overcome these disadvantages, and to that end the patches are made to lift the needles away from the surface of the panel and out of contact therewith, so that they can not rust by contact with the adhesive material and are more readily grasped by the user. The appearance of each patch on the panel is also much improved.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan of a needle case embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the plane of the line 2 2 in Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a section on the plane of the line 3 3 in Fig. l, Fig. 4: is a sectional detail of the patch sheet and filling material. Fig. l is on a smaller scale than that of the remaining figures.

In the drawings, there is represented a needle case comprising a series of panels l0, l0, l0 united by intermediate pieces 11, 1l, adapted to serve as hinges. Some of the panels are provided with pockets indicated at 12, 12 and adapted to contain small needles 13 and other of the panels are provided with patches 20 adapted to carry and display the larger needles, bodkins and the like indicated at let.

The patches 2O comprise a sheet of paper or fabric 21 folded or creased as at 22 to afford a body of material through which the needles 14 may be inserted. This sheet 2l is secured to a backing 23 made of cardboard, wood or other suitable material, by being folded around the same as indicated in dotted outline in Fig. 4. It is then fastened to the backing by glue or in any other suitable manner. This in turn is secured to the surface of the panel l0 by gluing, pasting or sewing, and if desired there is inserted between it and the surface of the panel an intermediate sheet or sheet-s of material 24 either for ornamental purposes or to afford a greater contacting surface against the panel l0. The upper sheet 21 mayfurther be ornamented in any manner that may be desired.

It will thus be seen that the needles or other small implements 14- are arranged an appreciable distance above the panels l0 and above the intermediate sheets 24. The appearance of the needle filled patch is also much improved.

`What I claim is:

l. A needle case comprising a panel adapted to receive a needle carrying patch, consisting of a sheet of material creased intermediate its ends, through which the needle may be stuck, a backing secured to the rear side of said sheet, the ends of the sheet beyond the crease folded rearwardly and secured to said backing, thereby positioning the needles above the surface of the panel.

2. A needle case comprising a panel adapted to receive a needle carrying patch consisting of a sheet of material creased intermediate its ends, through which the needles may be stuck, the ends of said sheet In testimony whereof I aix my signature fldel inwardly below the jireases tlhereby ii in presence of two Witnesses. a or infr a seourin means o1' the sieet to the panl, and a bking located above the l AUGUSTUS F BRABANT' 5 ends'and beneath the creases of the sheet to lVitnesses:

position the needles above the surface of the E. W. SCHERR, J r., panel. 1 CLARENCE G. CAMPBELL.

Gopie of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patenti.

i Washington, D. C. 

